eject

Eject is defined as to release or give off.

(verb)

An example of eject is a dvd player releasing a disc; the player ejects the disc.
An example of eject is a wild fire giving off smoke; the fire ejects smoke.

See eject in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

Origin: < L ejectus, pp. of ejicere, to throw out < e-, out (see ex-) + jacere, to throw (see jet)

intransitive verb

to be ejected from an aircraft as by means of an ejection seat

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See eject in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb e·ject·ed, e·ject·ing, e·jects

verb, transitive

To throw out forcefully; expel.
a. To compel to leave: ejected the bar patron who started a fight.
b. To evict: ejected tenants for lease violations.
Sports To disqualify or force (a player or coach) to leave the playing area for the remainder of a game.

verb, intransitive

To make an emergency exit from an aircraft by deployment of an ejection seat or capsule.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English ejecten

Origin: , from Latin ēicere, ēiect-

Origin: : ē-, ex-, ex-

Origin: + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots

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